Don't look now, but James Franco has directed film adaptations of William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, and John Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle – the CliffsNotes trilogy.

Motherland is described as an epic military fantasy set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the U.S. government to fight for their country. [source]

33. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog stages a focus group with Trump's biggest supporters, presenting a series of increasingly outrageous and extremely fake campaign ads, to find out how far they're willing to go in support of their candidate. (Triumph, Summer Election Special 2016)

"You're not God, are you?"
"I am the alpha and the omega."
"No, you're not. I just saw you picking your nose."
"Noo…my son, I was…scratching it." (Preacher, S01E10)

Preacher Season Grade: C

"I bet when she gets up here she smells like fucked buttholes." (Vice Principals, S01E03)

"My wine sack! Who did this? Who drank my Chablis?!"
"No one drank it. We poured it out. The pouch made it taste all meaty." (Vice Principals, S01E03)

"Ma'am, if I may, why drug him? Would've been just as easy to shoot and leave."
"Killing a man instantly robs him of explanation. He has no time to process his final moments. Now, even though he was paralyzed, his mind was still able to understand why his life was ending. We let him die with answers. Otherwise, we're nothing but ruthless murderers." (Mr. Robot, S02E05)

Josh Groban Night (Mr. Robot, S02E05)

"It's like having sex with a protractor." (Fleabag, S01E03)

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: Stranger ThingsThe New AR™TV World Comedy Champion: The Eric Andre Show

"I turned up to discuss my look, expecting we'd have a long discussion and slowly he refine it," says Courtney, "David [Ayer] just walked right in, picked up some clippers and started shearing chunks of hair off my head, Eventually he said, 'You look like bad news.' Then he left."

Elsewhere Ayer made Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) watch classified military videos the actor describes as "horrific shit," and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Killer Croc) listened to tapes of Japanese cannibal Issei Sagawa while having his prosthetic make up applied. [source]

We need a documentary on the making of Suicide Squad — Farts of Darkness.

Previously on Adam Riff™:
On May 1, Adam Robot and I each drafted 10 films set for release between May 1 and August 31. Whoever's slate earns the most money domestically by Labour Day wins. I won a pre-draft game of rock-paper-scissors to select first, after which we alternated selections.

As of August 1:

Jon

1. Captain America: Civil War

$406,938,832

2. Finding Dory

$469,115,677

3. Suicide Squad

4. Independence Day: Resurgence

$101,964,419

5. Star Trek Beyond

$106,474,717

6. Jason Bourne

$59,215,365

7. Now You See Me 2

$64,554,806

8. The Purge: Election Year

$78,392,445

9. The Conjuring 2

$102,119,412

10. The Secret Life of Pets

$296,882,885

$1,685,658,558

Adam Robot

1. The BFG

$52,146,349

2. Alice Through the Looking Glass

$76,645,512

3. X-Men: Apocalypse

$155,442,489

4. Ghostbusters

$106,497,206

5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

$81,372,038

6. Warcraft

$47,225,655

7. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

$55,340,730

8. Pete's Dragon

9. Central Intelligence

$125,300,228

10. Ice Age: Collision Course

$42,598,462

$742,568,669

Let's check in on Adam Robot:

In order to beat me, he needs Pete's Dragon to earn at least a billion dollars.